Two Watsonville families were startled awake early Friday morning when a drunk driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into two houses, police said.Santos Carranco, 24, of Watsonville, was trapped inside his vehicle after he lost control on 500 block of East Lake Avenue and crashed into the homes at 1:50 a.m., police officer Michael McKinley said.Residents in both houses were inside sleeping at the time."The vehicle struck two occupied houses before rolling over and coming to a rest on its roof," McKinley said."Carranco had been drinking at a local bar before getting into his vehicle and driving away," he said. Carranco was rescued from his vehicle and transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No one inside the two homes was injured.

WATSONVILLE, Calif. —

Two Watsonville families were startled awake early Friday morning when a drunk driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into two houses, police said.

Santos Carranco, 24, of Watsonville, was trapped inside his vehicle after he lost control on 500 block of East Lake Avenue and crashed into the homes at 1:50 a.m., police officer Michael McKinley said.

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Residents in both houses were inside sleeping at the time.

"The vehicle struck two occupied houses before rolling over and coming to a rest on its roof," McKinley said.

"Carranco had been drinking at a local bar before getting into his vehicle and driving away," he said.

Carranco was rescued from his vehicle and transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No one inside the two homes was injured.